Game Review: Packers Fall Short In Sloppy Performance

There was plenty of blame to go around in all three phases for the Packers in their 31-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Sunday.

On offense it was struggles in the running game, dropped passes and problems protecting quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who was sacked six times. On defense, it was the inability to get off the field as the Bengals converted 9 of 14 third downs, and giving up 141 rushing yards to running back Cedric Benson. And on special teams, two long punt returns by Quan Cosby led to scores by the Bengals.

It all added up to the first loss of the season as the Packers fell to 1-1 in front of 70,678 at Lambeau Field.

"We have not played to the standard that we need to play at home, especially with this great home-field advantage that we have with our fans, our stadium and so forth," McCarthy said. "That's the most disappointing part for me. When you emphasize something for your football team and it doesn't get done, that falls solely on ..